How do get the first column of every line in an input CSV file and output to a new file? I am thinking using awk but not sure how.
How do get the first column of every line in an input CSV file
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How do get the first column of every line in an input CSV file and output to a new file? I am thinking using awk but not sure how.
Try this:
It will split each input line in the file
data.txtinto different fields based on,character (as specified with the-F) and print the first field (column) to stdout.